New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-08
REAPP0IHTED TO GLEN THE STREETS
COMM SION COLEMAN NAMED BY TIE MAYOR

COMM SION Il COLEMAN NAMED BY THE MAYOR
DIFFICULiIE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Mayor Hewitt yesterday respponted James s. Cole
Commissioner OF street Cleaning. In long letter
TO Mr. Coleman the Mayor explains why he
delayed long in making the appointment. lie says
that he assumed the duties of Mayor ne found that
the streets were not ia satisfactory condition lie do
cded TO lind where the responsibility this rested.
Tne charge the Department OF street Cleaning
dong less and at LARGER cost than had been IN
cure, by the Police department was examined by tue
Goa mssiouers Accounts and found To lie untrue The
streets found to be badly paved AMI steadily dc
tcriorting. They have now reached point wLerc they
require general renewal at great Outlay rus greatly
inledes street eesog ihe streets In, a ,,, 20
the practice to empty garbage as'es an1 NTH from
law were not punished ~ was diso he prheuoe 10 put
the swcepngs OF stores and warehouses on r sidewalks
tearing up OF the 10y corporations who
authorized by law {" lay aud repair pipes iof tue ei
ply OF heat and electricity ana for conducting wafer
The Maj or says that 10 tnis catalogue ne added
tho caused by building operations which have been
unusually active this year. Another drawbac 10 INC
pro cleaning OF the STREETS u the centre 'rnH
rail by the street railways. which produt.s IN all
groove between the outer edges oil the rail- ana
the pavement Where there are double iracs. there are
eight grooves and the arch OF the pavement
loses It's regularity ana the street - soon hrd win de
prrssions which dirt and hith accumulate. The
-Tne condition OF Broadway Mt the present time Is an
example OF tue destruction OF hne street by dlsunc,
spirit of tue grant ujdcr which the roai
was constructed These railroad companies ENJOY val
nable frncises ana the stocks OF nearly all OF them.
although they represent actual xpcnturr OF money
are high premium Iacro II no reason. therefore.
why these companies should perform all their obliga
tons the public, especially so much al them az
Ia enable the street Cleaning Depart
Incnt 10 accomplish It's Work successfully 80 si from
aong this these companies actually sprinkle dirt over
their tracks immediately after tue street. nave Dten
swept anu thus We have had the extraordinary specse
OF streets being swept the public expense ami deni-d
Immediately by corporations whose pfohts are All de-
rived from franchises which adequate cohpcnsa
ton has the city. hope To D~ able To BRING
these companies "a sense OF their obligations
The Mayor says that b, fore finding faut with commits
sOner Coleman he set himself 90 Work TO remove as
many OF tho impcdnens In the way OF proper street
cleaning ns possible No real reform IN r. crence To iear
streets aud not much a. To ibeir occupation
by builders has boeu ed THIS branch OF tie sub
Iect will receive attention hereafter. Tho Mayor
believes that Mr.. Coleman has been remarkably ener,
gec and successful IN the work c"nido TO biIn ana
that IL be exceedingly difcut 10 ma any iihn
who could accomplish better results than lie has
acniey ed. .,-
The Mayor appoints the Street Cleaning Commissioner
subject 10 The approval Of the Board OF Health VI ,s
aplroynI there Is not much dOn1t Mr. Coleman WIS
Originally appointed June TO- 1881 BY Mayor Grace
Before that lac a railroad contractor